The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Uynepsis Of the Proceedings q ~ Senate an1
House. ~

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SENArE-A very large number of bills,
etc., were introduced Senator Hall in
troduced resolution that the committee on
retrenchment and reform be instructed to
report ON the amount OF fees and perquisites
which now go to the oil inspector and sur
veyor Of logs, and to draft o bill making
both offices salaried ones, each not to exceed
o., 900. Senator Ward gave notice that he
would soon introduce bill to abolish the
office of oil inspector entirely. Senator Ed
wards resolution, providing for the pri nting
Of Gov McGilrs inaugural in the various
languages, created considerable debate. The
original resolution fixed the number as fol-
lows: In the Norwegian language. 1000;
German, 1000; Swedish, 1000. and French
500. Senator Ward wanted to know if the
Americans were to have any show at the
message, ana said after the ScanAinavians
in the state. had been supplied he would
like to see some of the messages printed in
Mort b American English. He amended the
resolution so as to have printed q 900 copies
in Bohemian, and the resolution was passed
Senator Scheffer's bill to amend the laws
relating to tax sales provides that in cases
where taxes are assessed or assumed to have
been actually paid before the entry of judg-
ment, or where the lands are not subject to
taxation, or exempt from taxation, such
Judgment shall be prima tacie only. Another
amendment provides that it may always be
shown for the purpose of defeating any tax
sale made under the provisions of the law
that the taxes were in fact paid prior to the
entry of the judgment, or that the land was
not subject to taxation, or was exempt from
taxation.
Senator Chapman's bill relating to the
qualifications of petit juries in criminal
cases is important 1t is intended to facili-
tate the selection of jurors, and does away
with the presumption that man who reads
tho newspapers and possesses ordinary In
telligence ID not qualified for juror. Tho
bill provides that no person shall be dis.
qualified from serving as Juror in cases of
felony for anything he may have said him
self or have heard others say relative to the
guilt or innocence of any person accused of
crime, nor for reading accounts of such
crime in newspapers, provided any opinions
the jurors may have are susceptible Of
change by the evidence
HoUsE.-The house concurred in the sen.
ate resolution that a joint committee Of
fifteen five from the senate and ten from
the h ouse) be appointed on apportion-
ment. A large number OF bills and resolu-
tions. mostly OF little account were intro
duced.
Mr.. Donnely brought up in the house a
Joint resolution to indorse the Interstate
commerce bill now before congress. Rep.
resentative keyes thought delay would
be wise. Donnelly urged the farmers to
support him:
St. Paul had soft snap under the
present arrangements but he was not here
to persecute the great cities. Justice is
justice and the produc er should be
protected in his rights. After long
debate and second reading the resolution
passed by vote of II to 6, and its formal
passage was by a vote of 5 to 8. Those
voting no at first were:
Cullen, Potter, Petit Rogers, Trawicky,
Wallan-total. 6. Absent, Lee.
Speaker Merriam then announced the
regular House committees, as follows:
THE COMMITTEES.
Observation-Disclosures Iverson. Will
Jams, Nordoold, Ameson. Jones (William RI,
Skinner.
State Prison--Freelnan. Costello. Tousley.
Dornfeld. Newell. Flynn Sherwood. xo
Miller. Wilson. Parrhtt.
Immigration-Wallau, Warren, Hattlestadt.
Walstrom Shoemaker. Swartwoudt, McArdle.,
Anderson u. A. Sherwood. Inelehard, Gross.
Hospital for Insane-Morrison. Swenson, An
derson u. AZ, Bjorge, Kreis. Cloutier, Dickman.
Estes Dick
Grain and Warehouse experimentation.
Pettitt, johnson, Costello Plowman, Naeseth,
Donnelly. Baker. Wilson; Has1lestadt. Jones a.
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Instttute.-Keyes, Even
son. Fathers. Shave. Faircy.
Banks1Lee, Sevatson, Comstock, Emery, An
Public Buldines-~Colby, Swensoa, Fathers,
Boedigheimer. Slaven.
Elections-Miller. Latham. Lehman, Newell.
Furlong.
Commerce-Johnsrud, Harwood, Mattson,
Jones W. R.. Quigley.
Joint Committee on University and University
Lands-Costello. Miller, Donnelly, Hendrick-
son, Emery.
Special Committee on Drainage-Baker. Mott
son, Barker. Ivefson, Boedigheimer.
Joint Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws
Barker, Lee, Dunno, Colby, Heisler.
State Reform School-ElmQuest, Swartwoudt,
Bunge ST.. Pratt. Trawickv.
Mines and Minerals-Bjorge. Lum. Van del
Forestry-Brown. Hanson. Walstrom, Smith
Gross.
llment-Tompkins. Bunge Jr.. Mobiles
Observation-Disclosures. Law. Lehman. Emery
Dornfeld.
State Library Wilson. Tousley. shuler. Quig-
Rules and Joint Rules-Reese. Lee Rogers,
Teubert. Gregory.
Printing Williams Shave. Anderson R NJ
Roads. Bridges and Navigable Streams-Pot-
ter, Evenson. Mobiles, Dunno. Duane
Railroads-Donneily. Baker. Bjorge, Halvor-
sevatson. Howard, Prosser, Knox. Hurd. Teu.
bert, Skinner
Judiciary-Roeers, Keyes Barker, Latham,
Donnelly. Potter. Lum. Iyetson. Gregory. Lucas
Finance~Knox. Petit, Buffum, Freeman
Baker. Flynn. Reese. Emery. CuEen.
Fynn and
Public Lands-Iverson. Johnsrud, Hoppin
Kreis. Warren, Hanson, Ellingson, Brown
Powers, Heisler.
Federal Relations-Plowman. Nordvold. Tomp.
kins, Lucas, Powers. Champiin, Duane
Education-Reese, Williams. Donnelly, Even.
son, Green. Halvorson, Beatty.
Towns and Counties-Lum Wallace. Bennett
johnson. Lew, Parrott. Cloutier.
LEI. Alexander. Light, Powers
Agriculture and Manufactures-Estes, John.
son. Buffum, Mobiles. Cullen, Ryan. Alexsnder
Trawicky. Warren. Costello.
}. n. Potter. acArdie. Trawicky. a''''n' '0n''
SEaArE.-The senate occupied most o.
the time in discussing the joint resolution
OF the house in regard to the interstate
commerce bill before congress. When the
resolution came up, Senator Ives moved
to strike out all OF Donnelly's stump
speech, Or as he expressed it, all that part
which the people could not understand.
Avotew was had on Ives amendment, which
was lost. Senator Comstock then took
opportunity to oppose the long haul clause.
| Senator Comstock wanted the whole mat
| ter sent to the committee on railroads, but
| the senators refused to do this, and the
resolution then passed, the only senators
voting in the negative being Comstock
Durant, Hayden and Oswald.
The labor bill introduced by Senator
Swenson provides for the appointment oI
a labor commissioner with sals.ry oI
$5, 900, and $500 for expenses, to be ap
| pointed by the governor. The president
announced the following special committees
Labor-Swenson, Edwards, Lende
Nachbar, Shields.
On Redistricting the State-Hall, Buck
man, Clough, Halvorsen, Bowen.
/ On Bills Relating to ex.Soldiers and Sail
ors-Goodrich, Pope, Anderson, Scheifer.
Compton.
State Public Schools -Crandall, Com
stock, Dodge, Nelson, Welch.
Governors Message Scheffer
Burkhardt, Durant, Hayden.